Zoe Kleinman

The BBC understands that a few weeks ago, the government said it wanted to be able to access encrypted data stored by Apple users all around the world in the cloud. And Apple is unable to comply with that because if its customers are using this top level tool, it's called advanced data protection, then Apple itself doesn't have the keys, if you like, to that data. It can't see it.

The BBC understands that a few weeks ago, the government said it wanted to be able to access encrypted data stored by Apple users all around the world in the cloud. And Apple is unable to comply with that because if its customers are using this top level tool, it's called advanced data protection, then Apple itself doesn't have the keys, if you like, to that data. It can't see it.

And it has always said it will never build in a backdoor to its encryption services because it thinks it's only a matter of time before criminals also find the back door and then its encryption is completely bust. And so neither the Home Office nor Apple would confirm that this notice had been received. And actually, it's against the law for them to be made public.

And it has always said it will never build in a backdoor to its encryption services because it thinks it's only a matter of time before criminals also find the back door and then its encryption is completely bust. And so neither the Home Office nor Apple would confirm that this notice had been received. And actually, it's against the law for them to be made public.

But what has happened today is that Apple has said it is blocking access to this advanced security tool to new users in the UK. So if you have an Apple device and you try and sign up, you have to opt into it. You can't. And over the coming weeks, probably, access will be disabled for people who had already signed up to it. Now, that's only in the UK. It's not happening in other countries.

But what has happened today is that Apple has said it is blocking access to this advanced security tool to new users in the UK. So if you have an Apple device and you try and sign up, you have to opt into it. You can't. And over the coming weeks, probably, access will be disabled for people who had already signed up to it. Now, that's only in the UK. It's not happening in other countries.

So other Apple customers around the world will have the option of this extra protection for their data, but UK users will not.

So other Apple customers around the world will have the option of this extra protection for their data, but UK users will not.

Well, as you can imagine, it's a very controversial move. Privacy campaigners are saying it's a very sad day and that it's a sort of government-owned goal and that UK citizens are now suffering as a result because it's UK citizens' privacy rights that are being compromised here. But it's also worth saying that there are safety campaigners who say that encryption is the front line of child abuse.

Well, as you can imagine, it's a very controversial move. Privacy campaigners are saying it's a very sad day and that it's a sort of government-owned goal and that UK citizens are now suffering as a result because it's UK citizens' privacy rights that are being compromised here. But it's also worth saying that there are safety campaigners who say that encryption is the front line of child abuse.

That's what the children's charity, the NSPCC, has called it in the past. It said because It's so easy to hide this illegal content. It's easy to share it and store it and distribute it in this hidden format. And actually, it doesn't think that encryption has a place in protecting children online.

That's what the children's charity, the NSPCC, has called it in the past. It said because It's so easy to hide this illegal content. It's easy to share it and store it and distribute it in this hidden format. And actually, it doesn't think that encryption has a place in protecting children online.

I'm good, thank you. This is such a good topic, I think, because as someone who lives in a particularly cold and wet part of the world, weather prediction is very important to me in terms of where I go, what I wear and what I take with me when I go out.

I'm good, thank you. This is such a good topic, I think, because as someone who lives in a particularly cold and wet part of the world, weather prediction is very important to me in terms of where I go, what I wear and what I take with me when I go out.

I'm good, thank you. This is such a good topic, I think, because as someone who lives in a particularly cold and wet part of the world, weather prediction is very important to me in terms of where I go, what I wear and what I take with me when I go out.

I think weather prediction is getting more accurate and it's going to increasingly get easier. And the reason for that, it might not surprise you to hear, is artificial intelligence. I want to tell you about a really interesting tool that we've just had some new research on published last month. It's called GenCast and it was made by Google DeepMind in the UK.

I think weather prediction is getting more accurate and it's going to increasingly get easier. And the reason for that, it might not surprise you to hear, is artificial intelligence. I want to tell you about a really interesting tool that we've just had some new research on published last month. It's called GenCast and it was made by Google DeepMind in the UK.

I think weather prediction is getting more accurate and it's going to increasingly get easier. And the reason for that, it might not surprise you to hear, is artificial intelligence. I want to tell you about a really interesting tool that we've just had some new research on published last month. It's called GenCast and it was made by Google DeepMind in the UK.

And it's basically an AI program that does weather predictions. And it performed 20 percent better in tests than the current world leader. And what's really interesting about it, not only was it better and more accurate on day to day forecasts, it was also more accurate on extreme event prediction up to 15 days in advance.

And it's basically an AI program that does weather predictions. And it performed 20 percent better in tests than the current world leader. And what's really interesting about it, not only was it better and more accurate on day to day forecasts, it was also more accurate on extreme event prediction up to 15 days in advance.